disapprovingly

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adverb

In a disapproving manner

Similar
censoriouslycondemninglyreprehensivelyblaminglycondemnatorily
Opposite
approvingly
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Meanings

adverbdisapprovingly (comparative more disapprovingly, superlative most disapprovingly)

comparative more disapprovingly · superlative most disapprovingly

  1. In a disapproving manner

    'What did you give for that?' 'A shilling, ma'am.' 'Tst! tst! tst!' said the old lady, disapprovingly.

    1870, Juliana Horatia Ewing, “An Idyll of the Wood”, in The Brownies and Other Tales

    Synonyms: censoriously, condemningly, reprehensively, blamingly, censoriously, condemnatorily, condemningly, reprehensively

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a disapproving manner

Similar
censoriouslycondemninglyreprehensivelyblaminglycensoriouslycondemnatorilycondemninglyreprehensively

More synonyms by meaning

adverbshowing disapproval

Opposite
approvingly
Also see
blaminglycensoriouslycondemnatorilycondemninglydeprecativelyreprehensively

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From disapproving + -ly.

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Translations

Russian неодобри́тельно
  • неодобри́тельно (neodobrítelʹno)in a disapproving manner
Ukrainian несхва́льно
  • несхва́льно (nesxválʹno)in a disapproving manner
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APA

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MLA

“disapprovingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disapprovingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disapprovingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disapprovingly.

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